introduction of Haihe river
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The Hai River is a river in China which flows through Beijing and Tianjin into the Bohai Gulf of the Yellow Sea.
The He River is formed at Tianjin by five rivers, the Southern Canal, Ziya River, Daqing River, Yongding River, and the Northern Canal. The southern and northern canals are parts of the Grand Canal. The Southern Canal is joined by Wei River at Linqing. The Northern Canal joins with the Bai He (or Chaobai River) at Tongzhou. The Northern Canal (sharing channel with Bai He) is also the only waterway from the sea to Beijing. Therefore, the early westerns also called the Hai He as Bai He.
At Tianjin, through the Grand Canal, the Hai connects with the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. The construction of the Grand Canal greatly altered the rivers of the Hai He basin. Previously, the Wei, Ziya Yongding and Bai Rivers flowed separately to the sea. The Grand Canal cut through the lower reaches of these rivers and fused them into one outlet to the sea, in the form of the current Hai He.
Hai He is 1,329 km long from the longest tributary. However, from Tianjin to its mouth, Hai He is only around 70km. Its basin has an area of approximately 319,000 km² (123,000 square miles). Its annual flow is only half that of the Yellow River or one-thirtieth that of the Yangtze River.
The Yongding River under the Marco Polo Bridge is dried outLike the Yellow River, the Hai is exceedingly muddy because of the powdery soil through which it flows. The silt carried by the water deposites in the lower reach, sometimes causing water to overflow. The floods from the five major triburaries only has one shallow outlet to the sea, which makes the flood even stronger. Because China's capital and the second largest city Beijing, the third largest city Tianjin are both located in the Hai He Basin, Hai He flood will cause a significant loss. To allevate flooding, reservoirs are built and artificial channels dug to divert floods directly into the sea. For example, the Chaobai river is diverted to the Chaobai Xin river ('Xin' means new) and is no longer joined with the Northern Canal.
In recent years, due to the industial and urban development in the Hai He basin, the volume of flow is greatly decreased. Many smaller triburary and some of the major triburaries dries out for the most of time during a year. The less water flow further worsens water pollution. The water shortage in the Hai He basin is expected to be solved by the South-North Water Transfer Project. Haihe River is the economic,cultural and sight-seeing center of Tianjin. While traveling along the Haihe River in a cruise, tourists can enjoy beautiful scenery long the river where there are constructions, bridges, gardeds and statues of various styles. In the evening, brilliant street lights and neon lamps make Haihe River even brighter. Glamor of Tianjin: the Haihe River Just as the Seine is the most romantic place in France, the beauty of Tian jin starts from the banks of Haihe River. Along with the booming landscape construction in Tianjin, miracles and beautiful scenic spot have been emerging one after another. There are various kinds of pleasure cruises and boats on the river. At any time of the year, tourists can take the One-day Tour on the large luxurious pleasrue cruises and boats on the river. At any time of the year, tourists can take the One-day Tour on the large luxurious pleasure cruise. For shorter route, tourists can go yachting to travel around the downtown of Tianjin and experience the amazing speed. In summer, tourists can also drive the pedelo themselves to boat freely in the haihe River. Tourists from outside Tianjin are suggested to take the One-day Tour. If they travel eastbound to port regions and the sea, they will see the modern side of Tianjin. While traveling west to the ancient town of Yangliuqing, the tour will be more about the folk customs of Tianjin. Yongle Bridge One the Haihe River, Yongle Bridge is located in the golden area of Tianjin Estuary, the river head of Haihe River. The ferriswheel is on the Yongle Bridge. The diameter of the wheel is 110 meters and its highest point is 120 meters high, which is equal to a 35-story building. The ferriswheel is the world’s highest ferris wheel, higher than London Eye on Thames.